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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)